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Bootlegging Room in the Cannon House Office Building
During Prohibition, the U.S. Congress had an "official" bootlegger, with his own Capitol Hill office.
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National Cathedral Bell Tower
There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.
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The Blessing of the Fleets Ceremony
The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.
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Washington Aqueduct Castle Gatehouse
A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?
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Washington Monument Lightning Rod
The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.
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Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
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Alferd Packer Cannibal Plaque
A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.
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Abandoned Drawbridge Control Room
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
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Capitol Building Tunnel System
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
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International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star
Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
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District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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The Cuban Embassy's Hemingway Bar
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
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Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
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Mount Zion Cemetery's Underground Railroad Shelter
People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.
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Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
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Inside the Capitol Dome
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
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Secret Entrance to the White House
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
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The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
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Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
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The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
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International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
